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American Agriculturist, September 13, 1924 
Reviewing the Latest Eastern Markets and Prices 
MILK PRICES 
T HE Dairymen’s League Cooperative Asso¬ 
ciation announces the following prices 
for the month of September for milk testing 
3% in the basic zone of 201 to 210 miles from 
New York City: Class 1 , milk used chiefly for 
fluid purposes, $2.60 per 100 pounds: Class 
2A, used chiefly as fluid cream, $1.90. If 
skim-milk is used for any other purposes, 
additional payment over this base price is 
added, depending on use. Class 2B, used 
chiefly in the manufacture of plain condensed 
milk and ice-cream, $2.05; Class 2C, used 
chiefly in the manufacture of soft cheese, 
$2.05; Class 3, used chiefly in the manufacture 
of whole milk and sweetened whole condensed 
milk, powdered and evaporated whole milk, 
$1.45; Classes l^A and l^B, based on butter and 
American cheese quotations on the New 
York market. 
The League reports excellent demand for 
market milk, having to draw from all possible 
sources to supply it. 
Sheffield Producers 
The Sheffield Farms Company Producers 
announce the following prices for September for 
3% milk in the 201 to 210-mile freight zone. 
Class 1, $2.60 per 100; Class 2, $1.70; Class 3, 
$1.55; Class 4, to be determined by market 
quotations of butter and cheese. 
Non-Pool Cooperative 
The Non-pool Dairymen’s Cooperative an¬ 
nounced that the September price for Class 1 
milk is $2.40 per 100 pounds; Class 2 , $1.85; 
Class 3A, $1.55; Class SB, $1.45. 
Interstate Producers 
Interstate Milk Producers Association 
(Philadelphia) receiving station price for 
September for 3% milk in the basic zone of 201 
to 210 miles from Philadelphia is $2.19. In 
the 101 to 110-mile zone the price is $2.29. 
BUTTER SLIGHTLY STEADIER 
At the close of the week ending September 6, 
the butter market had a slightly steadier tone 
about it. However, this doesn’t mean a great 
deal. As a general run the situation is about 
the same as it was last week. On Tuesday 
there was a very dull and pessimistic tone to 
the market and prices declined from to % 
of a cent per pound on fine and fancy grades. 
There is still too much butter coming on the 
market and with heavy stocks in storage, there 
is very little disposition to attempt to increase 
prices. As a matter of fact until more active 
buying takes place, we will see little or no 
advance. Prices are too high to do much 
storing. It was only in the face of advices 
indicating lighter receipts and a slightly better 
buying tone on Tuesday that the market re¬ 
covered its loss so that now 92 score butter is 
38)^ cents with marks scoring higher than that 
reaching 39)^. Very little business is being 
done at this latter figure however. The 
market is hoping that with the opening of 
school we will see a better consumptive de¬ 
mand. School started on the 8th in New 
York City and people who have been away all 
summer will have to return soon in order to 
start the children in school. 
Buying has got to improve a whole lot in 
face of the enormous storage reserves that are 
now on hand. It looks as though the Sep- 
Established 1898 
EGGS WANTED 
-by- 
H. WITTNER 
318 Greenwich St., New York City 
I. PROMPT RETURNS Ref -feJ n ^ s of P & ica 
(Atlantic Off.) 
._ Franklin Nat. Bank 
3. EFFICIENT SERVICE Your Bank 
2. HONEST PRICES 
SHIP YOUR EGGS 
WHITE AND BROWN 
To R. BRENNER & SONS 
Bonded Commission Merchants 
358 Greenwich St., New York City 
MANUFACTURED BY 
THE GREEN MFG. CO. 95 RIVER ST. 
OGDENSBURG, NEW YORK 
tember 1 figures will total over 160,000,000 
pounds. In view of these heavy reserves and 
in view of the liberal receipts buyers are very 
critical, which is only natural and many marks 
are selling below their normal classification. 
Advices from the West state that there is 
some shrinkage in the make resulting from the 
recent hot weather. Something like this has 
got to happen to help improve the situation. 
CHEESE MARKET INACTIVE 
There is little or no activity in the cheese 
market and it is only this factor that is keeping 
the market anywhere near firm. The make is 
just heavy enough to take care of the demand. 
The receipts of better grades of fresh State 
flats are light and these are held with consider¬ 
able firmness. Asking prices range from 20^2 
to 21c and some pet marks are held at 21j^c. 
It is the quiet trading, combined with these 
short receipts that keep prices where they are. 
If the make were heavier we would see prices 
drop in a hurry. There is some demand for 
good average run cheese and stock of this 
quality is running as high as 19j^c but if 
stocks increase to any degree we are going to 
see a shading on these marks. The heavy 
demand for market milk to supply the fluid 
trade is keeping the make down. However, 
storage stocks are heavy. 
LIVE POULTRY FIRMER 
Cooler weather and the gradual return of 
summer vacationists has naturally increased 
the consumption of poultry in the metropolitan 
district and is having a very decided effect on 
demand. On September 2 the market opened 
rather dull and uninteresting, but on Wednes¬ 
day and Thursday the market picked up in an 
excellent manner and on Thursday the market 
advanced a full cent on both fowls and chick¬ 
ens. Express colored fowls on Wednesday 
had an excellent outlet and worked out for 
the most part at a cent over the freight market. 
On .Thursday [prices, as stated previous, ad¬ 
vanced a full cent in addition. Leghorn fowls 
have not been selling as well, the demand being 
for colored, plump stock. Black Leghorns are 
down as low'as 21c, while fancy colored stock 
is up as high as 28 and 29c. Broilers and 
chickens have been working out fairly well, 
although the market has not been quite as 
active as the fowl market. The top quota¬ 
tion is about 28c. White Leghorns are down 
to 25 and 26c. 
September 29 and 30 will be the Jew¬ 
ish New Year. The best market days 
for this holiday is September 24, 25 
and 26. At that time fat fowls, turkeys 
and ducks are most in demand. This 
is a good time for farmers to send in fat 
fowls that they have culled out during 
the past month. Do not hit the market 
too late. 
Over 5,000 Long Island spring ducks were 
shipped in during the past week and these have 
been holding steady at 26c. 
EGG MARKET STILL STRONG 
The egg market continues in its strong firm 
tone. Nearby white eggs of real fine to fancy 
quality are in light supply and stocks are 
cleaning up closely. As a matter of fact some 
receivers are short on their orders with the 
result that prices are not only firm but tending 
strongly in the seller’s favor. If this condition 
continues for the next day or so, we will un¬ 
doubtedly see another advance on strictly 
fancy marks. This is naturally going to 
react on medium grades to some extent, al¬ 
though buyers are still inclined to use fancy 
storage eggs in the place of medium grade fresh 
stocks. The handwriting is on the wall for 
the egg man who is doing business in eggs of me¬ 
dium quality. He is not going to get the best 
business as present conditions prove. Held 
eggs, mixed colors and mixed sizes can’t be¬ 
gin to compete with well-graded strictly fresh 
stock. In spite of this, however, when sup¬ 
plies are short nothing will keep the price 
down when demand is there. But the top 
price is going to be for the fancy goods. 
GOOD FRUIT IS SELLING 
Trade has been improving in the fruit market 
especially for fancy stock, but small fruit is 
going begging. Dutchess from the Hudson 
Valley are bringing anywhere from $1 to 
1.25 a basket with Greenings at $1.25 to 
1.75 and Gravensteins, Alexanders and 
Wealthys at $1 to 1.50. Small and ordinary 
stock are down as low as 50c. a basket, depend¬ 
ing on size and quality. Dutchess of A grade 
are bringing $3.50 to 4 a barrel with Graven¬ 
steins at $3.50 to 4.50 and Wealthy at $3 to 4. 
It is the same old story in the fruit market all 
the way through. There is a lot of poor stuff 
coming in and such is dragging. 
BETTER TONE TO POTATOES 
There is a slightly better tone to the potato 
market in the country and indications are 
that prices will strengthen to a slight degree. 
The market in the city is weak. That is due 
to the fact that there are ample stocks on hand. 
However, due to a rainy spell, digging in the 
country has been held up and for that reason 
we have the stronger tone in that quarter. 
New Jerseys have gone as low 'as $1.75 per 
150-pound sack. This is true especially dur¬ 
ing the early part of the week ending September 
6 when New York experienced another one of 
its brief but severe hot spells. Indications 
in the country now are that this price will 
jump to $1.90 or $2. Long Islands have been 
up and down, hanging around $2 and $2.25 
per 150 pounds. The price on early stock will 
depend from now on on the rate of digging. 
If farmers hit the market too hard it is just 
wobbly enough to sag downward. 
We have been trying to get some early in¬ 
formation on the late crop but handlers of 
Green Mountains are quite cagy about com¬ 
mitting themselves. Indications are that we 
will see a better price than last year without 
a doubt, but how much it is going to be, we 
can’t quite determine at this time. 
MARKET AND KRAUT CABBAGE 
Kraut cabbage is now bringing $9 with 
operators of pickling houses offering $8. 
Market cabbage is bringing from $10 to 11 to 
Quotations From Eastern Markets 
The following are the prices at which farm products of special interest to Eastern farmers 
sold on September 4: 
Eggs, Nearbys (cents per dozen) • New York Buffalo Phil*. 
New Jersey hennery whites uncandled, extras. 53 to 56 
Other hennery whites, extras. 50 to 52 
Extra firsts. 46 to 49 
Firsts. 42 to 45 
Gathered, whites, first to extra firsts. 42 to 48 
Under grades. . 36 to 40 
Pullets. . 
Hennery browns, extras. . . 
Gathered browns and mixed colors, extras. 42 to 44 
Butter (cents per pound) 
Creamery (salted) high score. 39 to 39 (£ 
Extra (92 score)... 38 (£ 
State dairy (salted), finest. . 
Good to prime.. . 
45 to 48 
42 to 43 
38 to 39 
37 
Hay and Straw, Large Bales (per ton) 
U. S. Grades Old Grade Standards 
Timothy No. 2. 
Timothy No. 8 . 
Timothy Sample.. 
Fancy light clover mixed No. 1. 
Alfalfa, first cutting No. 1 .. 
Oat Straw No. 1. 
Live Poultry, Express Lots (cents per lb.) 
Fowls, colored fancy, heavy . 
Fowls, leghorns and poor . . . 
Chickens, colored fancy. . . . 
Chickens, leghorns. 
Broilers, colored. 
Broilers, leghorns. 
Live Stock (cents per pound) 
Calves, good to medium. 
Bulls, common to good. 
Lambs, common to good. 
Sheep, common to good ewes. . 
Hogs, Yorkers. 
$26 to 27 
23 to 25 
11 to 18 
24 to 25 
29 to 31 
14 to 15 
25 to 28 
21 to 24 
27 to 28 
26 to 27 
27 to 28 
26 to 28 
8 to 121-2 
3 H to 4 
10 to 13 
3V 2 to 5 
10(| to 101^ 
$20 to 21 
25 to 26 
21 to 23 
26 to 28 
21 to 23 
the grocery trade. During the few hot days 
in the early part of the week, $8 was a big price. 
In fact it was hard for some farmers to give 
their stock away. With cooler weather it has 
taken a slightly stronger turn. 
NO CHANGE IN BEAN MARKET 
There is no change in the bean market since 
last week. Prices remain about the same and 
the general tone is steady and unchanged. 
Domestic pea beans are bringing anywhere 
from $5.75 to 6.25 depending on quality, 
while red kidneys vary from $8.75 to 9.15 
and white kidneys from $10.50 to 11. 
HAY MARKET EASIER 
In face of poor demand and moderate 
receipts, the hay market has taken on a barely 
steady tone. Receipts have been heavier in 
Brooklyn than in Manhattan with the result 
that prices have been about the same. $30 is 
about the best price for real choice No. 1 
timothy. No. 2 is anywhere from $26 to 28 
depending on size of bale and quantity, with 
other grades ranging downward. Fancy light 
clover mixed is worth $24 and 25 in the market, 
but lower grades are dragging heavily. These 
prices are on new hay. Old hay. No. 1 stock, is 
bringing $29 to 30, with No. 2 bringing $27 to 
28 and No. 3 from $24 to 26. 
GRAINS AND FEED 
The Cooperative Grange League Federation 
Exchange has announced its pool price for 
September tonnage. Based on a 20 per cent, 
protein diary ration the price shows a saving of 
$1.55 a ton on the price announced on its emer¬ 
gency dairy ration last year. This price, accord¬ 
ing to H. J. Hannon, manager of the grain and 
feed department of the farmers buying organiza¬ 
tion, has been made possible despite the very 
high prices on corn, wheat, and oats through 
changing the formulas for the feed. 
According to New York State Department 
of Farms and Markets, the following prices 
prevailed August 30. 
The quotations given in this report show the approximate 
prices at which feed can be purchased per ton, and grain 
per bushel, in straight carlots through billed from Western 
points, delivered on track at points in the freight zones as 
indicated. Mixed carlots cost approximately $2 per ton more. 
Retail feed and grain prices vary with different local dealers 
depending upon their individual cost of doing business, volume 
handled, etc. In the case of feeds the retail price may some¬ 
times be as high as $5 per ton above the wholesale prices given 
in this report. 
Ogdens- Rochester Bnf- 
Albany burg Utica Syra- falo 
No. 2 W. Oats.... .62 .63 MX "(if ,58V 
No. 3 W. Oats.61 .62 .60.60 .57V 
No.2Yel.Corn, . 1.37 1.38(6 1-36 1.35 1.31 
No.3Yel.Corn. . 1.36 1.37(6 L35 1.34 1.30 
Ground Oats.46.00 46.60 45.60 45.30 43.90 
Spr.W.Bran_33.00 33.60 32.60 32.30 30.90 
HardW.Bran. . .34.00 34.60 33.60 33.30 31.90 
Standard Mids. .35.00 35.60 34.60 34.30 32.90 
SoftW.Mids... .39.50 40.10 39.10 38.80 37.40 
Flour Mids.39.00 39.60 38.60 38.30 36.90 
RedDogFlour.. .44.25 44.85 43.85 43.55 42.15 
D. Brew Grains. .41.00 41.60 40.60 40.30 38.90 
W. Hominy.48.25 48.85 47.85 47.55 46.15 
Yel. Hominy.48.25 48.85 47.85 47.55 46.15 
Corn Meal.51.00 51.60 50.60 50.30 48.90 
Gluten Feed.44.75 55.35 44.35 44.05 42.65 
Gluten Meal.—— - - - -— 
36% Cot. S. Meal 49.00 49.70 48.60 48.10 46.90 
41%Cot.S. Meal 52.50 53.20 52.10 51.60 50.40 
43% Cot. S. Meal55.00 54.30 54.60 54.10 52.90 
31% OP Oil Meal 51.25 51.85 50.85 50.55 49.15 
34% OP Oil Meal 52.25 52.85 51.85 51.55 50.15 
Beet Pulp.. . . . —— 
Since Buffalo is an important milling center for wheat feeds 
and linseed meal, quotations are given for this point on both 
a through-billed and a local basis. Ground oats 841; spring 
wheat bran $29.50;_hard wheat bran $31; standard middlings 
$31; soft wheat middlings $35; flour middlings $35.50; red 
dog flour $41; dry brewers grains $34; white hominy $46.50; 
yellow hominy $46.50; corn meal $49; gluten feed $44.25; 
gluten meal $56.25; 31% old process oil meal-; 34% old 
process oil meal $48. 
For points taking New York rate add to Albany price \{ 
cents on oats; (6 cents on corn; 10 cents on cottonseed meal; 
and 20 cents on other feeds. 
MEATS AND LIVE STOCK 
Prime veal calves have had a tendency to 
strengthen during the past week and if the 
weather we are at present having keeps up, 
we can expect the market to continue along the 
same line. Choice veals are bringing from $14 
to 14.50 per hundred and there seems to be a 
fairly good market for fancy stock. Ordinary 
veals are bringing anywhere from $9.50 to 
13.50 per hundred. Very few grasses or butter¬ 
milks are arriving. 
Live lambs are meeting a pretty good de¬ 
mand and prices have advanced during the last 
few days with prime marks reaching $14.50 
to 15. Only a few sheep have been coming in 
and most of these in fact have been mixed with 
the lambs. Prime ewes right now would bring 
$6 fairly easily. 
With cool favorable weather the demand has 
shown improvement for country dressed veal 
calves and the market rules firm with an ad¬ 
vance of a cent on fancy fresh grades. Old 
stuff on hand has not been turning well and 
undergrades are lower. At that they attract 
no attention. Country dressed stock covers a 
wide range of quotations from buttermilks 
and grasses as low as 6c, to fancy choice stock 
at 20c. 
